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The Lincoln Center

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417 West Magnolia St, Fort Collins, CO

About This Vendor

Extraordinary Happens Here!

The Lincoln Center, a wedding venue located in Fort Collins, Colorado, is an elegant space perfect for wedding ceremonies, cocktails, and receptions. This venue is one the state’s largest and also one of the state’s most diverse presenters of professional theatre, dance, music, visual arts and children’s programs. Additionally, this art space was renovated back in 2011 and now is proud to claim that it is a premier wedding venue as well. With its many indoor and uncovered outdoor spaces to choose from, couples will be able to experience this unique space on their wedding day in a convenient city location. Facilities and Capacity The Lincoln Center can accommodate any size wedding that you are planning. If you are planning a smaller ceremony or reception, the Art Gallery & Founder’s Room provides an intimate space you can enjoy with your guests. If you are planning a larger wedding with up to 500 friends and family, you can experience the Columbine Room & Canyon West Ballroom. The Terrace & Rooftop Deck provides you and your guests with a breath of fresh air during your reception. Services Offered An event planner is on hand to assist you with planning and designing your dream wedding. They can help you with everything from creating a custom room layout to meet your wedding needs, as well as provide you with décor items such as tables, chairs, and basic audio and visual equipment. To help make your vendor selection process easier, the staff at the Lincoln Center can provide you with a list of preferred wedding vendors. Couples can also choose from the following services: Dedicated Day-Of Event Coordination Private Changing Suite In-house bar Setup Liability insurance Wireless Internet

Amenities + Details

Ceremony Area

Dressing Room

Handicap Accessible

Indoor Event Space

Liability Insurance

Outdoor Event Space

Reception Area

Wireless Internet

Covered Outdoors Space

On-Site Accommodations

Ceremony Types

Civil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony

Guest Capacity

300+

Settings

Ballroom, Museum, Rooftop, Trees

Venue Service Offerings

Bar & Drinks, Planning, Rentals & Equipment, Service Staff

The Lincoln Center Reviews

Reviewed On 8/30/2017 by Shannon R

We had our wedding reception in the Canyon West Ballroom. This place is amazingly affordable! Weekend wedding rates are the same as during the week. $950 (plus some service fees) but compared to most venues its not bad at all! They also had so...

me extra rentals if you wanted. Lyn was incredibly helpful and fun throughout the entire process! She answered our questions and worked with us to give us the wedding we wanted. You have to use one of their preferred vendors but we were able to find affordable ones. The room fit about 110 people comfortably, and the lighting was a nice bonus feature too. I highly recommend this place!!

Reviewed On 7/08/2016 by Knottie1468019988

I would strongly recommend this place to everyone for their wedding venue! It's a gorgeous venue and it's very affordable. The staff was great too, we worked with Stacie Smoot..she was so helpful the entire time. I couldn't of picked a better p...

lace for our big day!

Reviewed On 8/05/2015 by Kayla W

We had our wedding at the Lincoln Center this last July. It was a beautiful day, and a neat venue in downtown Fort Collins. However, the Lincoln Center staff is not great. If you do your wedding here, you don't really have a "wedding coordinato...

r," in fact the gal we worked with for 7 months didn't even show up. The wedding industry in competitive, if you're looking for good service (which you deserve for the price you pay here) I would avoid the Lincoln Center.

Response from the Vendor on 08/17/2015

Thank you for taking the time to write a review of your wedding at the Lincoln Center. We appreciate your comments and hope that you and your guests had a wonderful time. We're so sorry to hear of the less than favorable experience you had wit...

h us. On behalf of our entire events team, please know that we are committed to nothing less than exceptional customer service. Here at the Lincoln Center, we do provide an event planner to work with you from start to finish, on all the venue specific details. While that is the case, we do encourage our clients to hire a dedicated wedding coordinator should they be looking for a more intimate planning experience, beyond those basic venue decisions. We extend our sincere apologies for any misunderstanding with regards to your event planning experience and assure you we care deeply about our couples and their guests. We truly hope your wedding was as special as you had imagined and wish you happiness in your new journey together. Kind Regards, Lincoln Center Conference Services

Reviewed On 8/04/2015 by Knottie1436970532

Expect them to lie about the pricing right off the bat. The facility is very nice and very convenient in downtown. The staff is friendly, but don't expect them to do what they say they are going to do.

Response from the Vendor on 08/17/2015

Thank you for taking the time to write a review of your wedding experience at the Lincoln Center. We're very happy you were pleased with our venue, and our location near Old Town Fort Collins. On behalf of our entire events team, please know ...

that we are committed to honesty & transparency with respect to our prices. We extend our sincere apologies for any misunderstanding with regards to our rate structure or fees. We truly value your comments and assure you that integrity & outstanding customer service are a primary influence in creating a positive guest experience. Kind Regards, Lincoln Center Conference Services

Reviewed On 12/31/2014 by Naomi V

They did an amazing job and were very affordable! The setting is Beautiful! Our evening even had some downs and the director helping me brought me a box of tissues, a small caring thought really helped!!

Reviewed On 10/07/2014 by Jen C

We looked at a few venues around Fort Collins but were really looking for something that was affordable, naturally beautiful, and would let us have more control over our wedding (i.e. caterers, etc.). We found the perfect venue in the Lincoln C...

enter, and an even better event coordinator in Valerie Reed. She is one of the most outstanding coordinators I have ever met and she absolutely made the wedding process easier. We loved having both the ceremony and reception in one place, which made it very convenient for our guests. We also appreciated that we were able to pick our own caterer, instead of having to rely on an in-house company. This saved us a great bundle of money and we could not have been happier with the service throughout our planning process.

Reviewed On 8/09/2014 by Whitney D

We booked at the Lincoln Center because of the cost, location, and look. In total we spent about $4,500 because we rented out 3 different rooms at the venue. The best part about the Lincoln Center is by-far pricing. It is an exquisite venue...

, because it I owned by the city, they charge the same rental price regardless of the day - a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday rental coast the same as any weekday. That was definitely not the case at other local venues we looked at. We did a Saturday night wedding for half the venue cost of comparable facilities in the area.

Reviewed On 7/22/2014 by Ashley D

Our ceremony was held in the Magnolia Theater, while the reception was in the Canyon West Ballroom. The venue was beautiful and Valerie was a doll to work with. There was a bit of excitement when four children got stuck in the elevator due to a...

malfunction. The staff was very professional and handled the crisis well. Overall, the evening was wonderful and all turned out well.

Reviewed On 5/29/2014 by Tricia L

We chose the Lincoln Center for our wedding because we wanted a place that could accommodate 200 people near Old Town Fort Collins. We loved the contemporary look and feel of the venue and the staff was great. Our ceremony was held on the rooft...

op deck and our reception in the Canyon West Ballroom. The Lincoln Center charges a fairly reasonable room rental fee that includes the room, tables and chairs and then you can add on audio equipment, stage, china service, linens, etc. For some it might feel like being "nickle and dimed" compared to venues where everything is included in one price. However, I think we still spent less than many of those places when all was said and done. The venue requires that you use their onsite alcohol provider Sapphire. I was disappointed with this at first as the prices seemed a bit high, but the service was absolutely fabulous and our bill actually ended up being quite a bit less than we budgeted, which was nice. All other vendors (florist, cake, caterer, etc.) you bring in yourself, though the Lincoln Center does have an approved vendor list. If you want someone who isn't on their list though, it's fairly easy to get them added. On the day of the wedding the main event coordinator and all of the venue staff was fabulous. We didn't worry about a thing and everything was set to our plan and expectations. If you don't mind a venue where you bring in many of your own vendors, I would HIGHLY recommend the Lincoln Center. They were amazing to work with and we had a perfect day!

Reviewed On 10/31/2013 by Juliet E

We used the Lincoln Center for our wedding venue on 10/12/13. The staff was professional and very easy to work with. They were very responsive to our questions and needs. The space is absolutely beautiful. We had our ceremony on the rooftop ...

and the lighting was beautiful. There is some construction going on across the street, but trees provided enough of a cover (even in the fall) that we hardly noticed. Our reception was in the Canyon West ballroom. It was absolutely magnificent. On the day of the wedding, the staff was attentive and professional, conducting everything in the background with our wedding planner. There was a show going on at the same time in the theatre, and we didn't even notice at all. Over all, we are extremely happy to have used the Lincoln Center for our wedding venue and highly recommend it!

Reviewed On 10/15/2012 by Maggie L

I grew up at the Lincoln Center and now they have remodeled the entire facility. There was some confusion around pricing, so make sure you are very clear. There are a lot of people that transition from one role to the next... causing informat...

ion to be lost. Take good notes at all of your meetings. Overall I would change a thing. We enjoyed the ballroom and rooftop patio. People are still raving about our event!

Reviewed On 9/25/2008 by Katherine H

The staff at the Lincoln Center were very flexible with dates and times as well as helping us keep our costs down. They were very upfront about what was expected of both sides and were able to offer many recommendations for other services. We ...

had a family friend do the food and he had all day access to the kitchen and fridges. We rented the Gardens and they were amazing! The nice thing about that was we had an outdoor wedding and thankfully it was nice that day. Had it not been there was a room with the same capacity reserved inside a big 'what if' relief!;If you decide to rent from them don't show up early! They'll have to charge you if you do.